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Have you ever been at a concert and tried to record a clip of the band’s performance? If so, you probably know that it’s difficult to keep your eyes on both the camera and the live action at the same time. When you’re holding your phone upright against a crowd of bobbing heads and waving ...

Apps & Software The MacUpdate March 2013 Bundle features 10 popular Mac apps including Parallels Desktop 8, Motion Composer, DEVONThink Pro, and more. The apps retail for $618 together, so this $49.99 package is a savings of nearly 90%. Deal ends next Wednesday, Mar 20. Angry Birds Rio for iOS is free for a limited time in the iTunes App ...

DOOO To-do Note for iOS is on sale for $0.99 for a limited time in the iTunes App Store, normally $1.99. The Amazon App Store has Sketchbook Pro for Android tablets for $1.99, $3.00 off the usual price of $4.99. Kote full version key for Android is on sale for $0.99 in Google Play, normally $1.99. Financial ...

Last week, Adobe announced the launch of their holiday promotion for Adobe Creative Cloud: Creative Inspiration – Share It. Get It. Gift It. Through December 20th, you can go to http://stories.adobe.com/students/ and click “Submit Your Story” to recognize an educator (in 300 words or less) who inspired your creativity by sharing the story of how they inspired you. ...

Nokia has been touting it’s newest Windows Phone offering as a “brilliant choice for back to school,” so of course, I thought I’d see what I thought about it myself and report my findings to you guys! Before I start, the Nokia Lumia 900 is only available on AT&T. Still there? Fortunately, if you are on AT&T, ...

Software & Apps To celebrate its 2.1 version release, Pixelmator is on sale in the Mac App Store for a limited time for $14.99, normally $59.99. enso Writer for iOS is free for a limited time in the iTunes App Store, normally $2.99. CodeBox for Mac is on sale for a limited time in the ...

Not exactly a “deal”, but we still have TWO $30 Best Buy gift cards to give away to the next two Hackcollege readers who tell us they will enter the Best Buy College Innovator Fund competition by commenting on this post. Staples is offering a $100 Visa prepaid card via EasyRebate to students who purchase select ...

Best Buy is on the hunt to find and fund the next big technology-based innovation. Think you have a game-changing idea? Submit it and you could win a piece of the $100,000 pie. A select panel of judges will narrow the entries down to 10 finalists. The grand prize and runner-up winners will be selected ...

Even though web and mobile apps have taken over much of my productivity workflow these days, when it comes to managing my academic schedule, I’ve found a traditional paper planner still works best. Since my planner is such an important time-management tool for me during the school year, I’m can be pretty nit-picky about what ...

Instapaper client Instafetch Pro for Android is now on sale for $1.99 in Google Play, previously $2.99. Scrap It: Summer Time HD for iPad is free for a limited time in the iTunes App Store, previously $0.99. Tembo – Find Files for Mac is on sale for $1.99 for a limited time in the Mac App Store, ...

For those of you who didn’t know, I’ve been spending the summer in New York City interning at a startup called Updater, a service that helps people organize every step of the moving process – from changing your address with the post office, to getting a new driver’s license, to renting a moving truck, ...

J.Crew takes an extra 40% off final sale items via coupon code “OURTREAT”. Valid through Jul 18. Slingplayer for iPhone is now on sale for $14.99 in the iTunes App Store, previously $29.99. Slingplayer for iPad is now on sale for $14.99 in the iTunes App Store, previously $29.99. Slingplayer for Android is now on sale for $14.99 in Google ...